Warm-summer humid continental
Mineral Point, Wisconsin
Iowa County, Wisconsin · Population 2.6k · 1,043 ft elevation
Living in Mineral Point
Mineral Point has a warm-summer humid continental climate: hot summers (July highs around 82°F) and bitterly cold winters (January lows around 9°F).
Precipitation is wet at about 40″ a year, and it gets a fair bit of snow (41″ a season).
Skies are partly sunny (58% of possible sunshine). Summers get sticky, with about 26 muggy days a year.
Air quality is good: a median AQI of 37, with about 3 unhealthy-air days in the latest year.
Mineral Point at a glance
- Population
- 2.6k
- Elevation
- 1,043 ft
- Average daily high
- 56°F5th percentile
- Average daily low
- 36°F7th percentile
- Annual precipitation
- 40″38th percentile
- Annual snowfall
- 41″81th percentile
- Sunshine hours per year
- 2,637 hrs29th percentile
- Median AQI
- 3721th percentile
- Median home value
- $213k37th percentile
- Median rent
- $767/mo10th percentile
- Median household income
- $79k55th percentile
- Property tax rate
- 1.98%89th percentile
- Top state income-tax rate
- 7.7%
- Sales tax (state + local)
- 5.7%
- Unemployment rate
- 1.6%
- Homes with broadband
- 86%24th percentile
- Walkability index
- 6.416th percentile
- Average commute
- 25 min
- Math proficiency (8th grade)
- 75%89th percentile
- Reading proficiency (8th grade)
- 55%
- Violent crime rate
- 39 per 100k11th percentile
- Property crime rate
- 626 per 100k
- Overall natural-hazard risk
- 233th percentile
- Outdoor access
- 3131th percentile
- Public land within 10 miles
- 0%
- Public land within 30 miles
- 2%
- Mountain relief within 30 miles
- 427 ft
Climate by month
| Month | High | Low | Precipitation | Snow | Sunshine |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 26°F | 9°F | 1.4″ | 10.3″ | 151 hrs |
| Feb | 31°F | 12°F | 1.5″ | 10.6″ | 178 hrs |
| Mar | 43°F | 23°F | 2.3″ | 5.9″ | 218 hrs |
| Apr | 57°F | 34°F | 3.9″ | 1.5″ | 214 hrs |
| May | 69°F | 46°F | 4.6″ | — | 261 hrs |
| Jun | 78°F | 56°F | 5.7″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Jul | 82°F | 60°F | 4.7″ | — | 329 hrs |
| Aug | 80°F | 58°F | 4.4″ | — | 292 hrs |
| Sep | 73°F | 50°F | 3.7″ | — | 247 hrs |
| Oct | 60°F | 38°F | 3.1″ | 0.6″ | 185 hrs |
| Nov | 44°F | 26°F | 2.5″ | 1.9″ | 150 hrs |
| Dec | 31°F | 16°F | 1.8″ | 10.3″ | 120 hrs |
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Sources: NOAA climate normals, NASA POWER, EPA air quality, U.S. Census Bureau, FEMA, FBI, EPA walkability and EDFacts. Methodology